Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	church_n	speak_v	word_n	4,593	5	4.2557	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34534	Dolus an virtus?, or, An answer to a seditious discourse concerning the religion of England and the settlement of reformed Christianity in its due latitude to which are added, the votes of Parliament.	Corbet, John, 1620-1680.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1668 (1668)	Wing C6252A; ESTC R19442	23,495	41

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